When David Braun took Northwestern Football’s interim head coach position 16 months ago, he controlled the reins of a program firmly entrenched in national headlines. The program legend who gave the Wales, Wisconsin, native his then-dream job of a Big Ten defensive coordinator was ousted. Braun, who’d arrived in Evanston just six months earlier, seemed... The post Football: … [Read more...] about Football: Epstein: Northwestern’s 2024 story goes deeper than a 4-8 record
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‘Cats lose to Illinois, but the future is on everyone’s minds
Matt Marton-Imagn Images Northwestern couldn’t get the job done in its final contest of a lost season. It was freezing at Wrigley Field on Saturday – the kind of cold where you can’t feel your face and your jacket isn’t solving anything. The temperature read somewhere around 20 degrees, but that felt like a bold-faced lie from the weather people. They clearly need to … [Read more...] about ‘Cats lose to Illinois, but the future is on everyone’s minds
Gamethread/How to watch Northwestern vs. Cornell: TV, radio, streaming, injury report
@nuwbball X ‘Cats take on another Ivy League opponent during the day. Northwestern (2-3, 0-0 B1G), squares off with Cornell (3-5, 0-0 Ivy) today at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The ‘Cats come in riding high after beating Loyola Chicago in their first road game of the season on Tuesday by a score of 73-64. It’s been a tail of two seasons for Northwestern; it has looked good in wins … [Read more...] about Gamethread/How to watch Northwestern vs. Cornell: TV, radio, streaming, injury report
Rapid reaction: Northwestern survives late Cornell onslaught to win 67-54
@nuwbball Twitter/X The Big Ten out-dueled the Big Red at Welsh-Ryan today The Northwestern Wildcats (3-3) took down the Ivy League’s Cornell Big Red (3-6) by a score of 67-54. Despite the game being fairly close the whole time, Northwestern never trailed. It let Cornell get within three in the fourth quarter, but everyone stayed calm, cool and collected en route to a … [Read more...] about Rapid reaction: Northwestern survives late Cornell onslaught to win 67-54
Football: Northwestern’s season finale unravels in 38-28 loss to No. 23 Illinois
CHICAGO — After suffering three consecutive defeats for the first time as a head coach Saturday, David Braun sported a stern expression as he stepped into the Chicago Cubs media room for his final postgame press conference of the 2024 season. Moments earlier, Northwestern could merely watch on as No. 23 Illinois recaptured the Land... The post Football: Northwestern’s season … [Read more...] about Football: Northwestern’s season finale unravels in 38-28 loss to No. 23 Illinois